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The 26th edition of the Nestlé Milo Secondary School Basketball Championships national finals will dunk off on June 26 in Lagos.
The organisers on Wednesday expressed excitement ahead of the competition, describing the championship as a major platform for youth development.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Lanreleke Academy, Ileogbo, Osun, will face St. Jude’s Amarata Girls Secondary School, Bayelsa, in the opening match.
Other girls’ category teams include Government Secondary School, Gboko, Benue, and Ado Grammar School, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti.
Urhobo College, Effurun, Delta, and Government Girls College, Bauchi, will also compete in the girls’ category.
The boys’ category features Father O’Science College, Minna, Niger, and King Amakree Academy, Degema, Rivers.
Other participating boys’ schools are Government Secondary School, Gwarinpa Life Camp, FCT, and Davidhall International College, Obalende, Lagos.
Family Support Programme Secondary School, Katsina, and Urhobo College, Effurun, Delta, complete the boys’ category.
Gilbert Tweneboah-Koduah, Category Manager, Beverages, Nestlé Milo, said about 13,000 schools competed nationwide for this year’s championship.
He described the event’s 26-year journey as “a fantastic development” and a key programme for youth empowerment through sports.
“It means a lot for Milo partnering students using sports as a tool to inculcate the right values beyond the products we sell,” he said.
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Tweneboah-Koduah added that participants learn teamwork and hard work while building confidence through the competition.
“The platform means a lot to us as a brand because we use it to communicate core values and good character,” he said.
He explained that the competition progressed from local government, state, and regional levels before reaching the national finals.
“Partnering children through sports is an integral part of our company’s goal, and we are very excited,” Tweneboah-Koduah said.
Lanre Balogun, Executive Secretary, National Collegiate Sports Foundation (NCSF), praised Nestlé Milo for supporting youths through the championship.
He said the competition had produced “wonderful stories of dreams taking flight, friendships forged, and resilience tested”.
Balogun said the championship had grown from a simple competition into a national celebration of youth discipline.
“The Milo Secondary School Basketball Championships has grown tremendously into a celebration of youths and the spirit of sport,” he said.
He appreciated Nestlé Nigeria Plc, technical officials, administrators, coordinators, and school sports authorities.
Balogun said their collective efforts had ensured the continued success of the championship over the years.
